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#BA5CDC

#ba5cdc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ba5cdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 36.08% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.45% cyan, 58.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.06°, with 64.65% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.2326

Complementary

  1. #ba5cdc
  2. #7edc5c

Split complementary

  1. #ba5cdc
  2. #bedc5c
  3. #5cdc7a

Analogous

  1. #7a5cdc
  2. #ba5cdc
  3. #dc5cbe

Triadic

  1. #ba5cdc
  2. #dcba5c
  3. #5cdcba

Tetradic

  1. #ba5cdc
  2. #dc5c7e
  3. #7edc5c
  4. #5cdcba

Square

  1. #ba5cdc
  2. #dc7a5c
  3. #7edc5c
  4. #5cbedc

Monochromatic

  1. #681c83
  2. #992ac2
  3. #ba5cdc
  4. #d59bea
  5. #efdaf7

Shades

#ba5cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba5cdc
  2. #a753c6
  3. #954ab0
  4. #82409a
  5. #703784
  6. #5d2e6e
  7. #4a2558
  8. #381c42
  9. #25122c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba5cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba5cdc
  2. #c16ce0
  3. #c87de3
  4. #cf8de7
  5. #d69dea
  6. #ddaeee
  7. #e3bef1
  8. #eacef5
  9. #f1def8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba5cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba5cdc
  2. #b460d3
  3. #ae63ca
  4. #a967c0
  5. #a36ab7
  6. #9d6eae
  7. #9772a5
  8. #91759c
  9. #8c7992
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d76ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #397fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d87d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b87293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8172de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c78da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b96ab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba5cdc {
  color: #ba5cdc;
}
Background
.bg-ba5cdc {
  background-color: #ba5cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba5cdc {
  border: 2px solid #ba5cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba5cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 92 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 65% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba5cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba5cdc, #dc5cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba5cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 92 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.42 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.13 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.83 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.59 #45a323 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ba5cdc  rgb(186, 92, 220)  hsl(284, 65%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7edc5c  rgb(126, 220, 92)  hsl(104, 65%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#dcba5c  rgb(220, 186, 92)  hsl(44, 65%, 61%)  Metallic Gold
#5cdcba  rgb(92, 220, 186)  hsl(164, 65%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine